The Chromotheter from Mr. Jones Watches - These Creatures Make Time Fly

Limited Edition of only 100

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

and Mr. Jones sure does know how to have a good time

The Chromotheter
uses the smallest butterfly and the smallest moth to mark the hours and
minutes. The lepidopteran hands are depicted at 1:1 scale to give a
tangible sense of how tiny these creatures are. The dial has a
calibration grid that contrasts with the mercurial nature of the
butterfly and moth.

Chromotheter
was designed by Fanny Shorter (shown below), she explains her thinking,
“with this design I wanted to reference the idea of scale that's a
recurring theme in my work. I decided to reproduce something true to
scale and looked at different species that could fit within the watch
face when represented at the real size. There are lots of insects that
fitted the brief but I wanted to choose something that was surprising in
its smallness. The two I selected, the Sinai Baton Blue Butterfly and
the Pigmy Sorrel Moth are amongst the smallest in their species and
conveniently also 'fly' around the dial."

Chromotheter designer Fanny Shorter

This London Edition Chromotheter
was printed and assembled in the MJW workshop in south London. The
watch is produced in an edition of 100 pieces with each watch numbered
on the caseback.